Immortality...

[Druchii]

OOOOkay... :)
Considering I brought a lot of people down with my last post, I thought maybe a polar opposite would be great here. I am asking this stuff for research, not just for the heck of it, in case anyone is wondering. And I am REALLY happy with the spectrum of answers I got for the "24 hours..." thread, thanks you guys!
Well here is the new one. If offered a chance at immortality would you take it? You cannot die. You could not physically end your life at any point. BUT in spite of all of this, you NEVER forget ANYTHING. You would just keep on going, and all memories would be as vivid as if it were last week. So would any of you do it?
I could not. I hate change. Especially when I am dragged into it kicking and screaming. The eons ahead would be too much for me.

[Bainidhe Dub]

I could take immortality anytime. First off the bonus would be memories lol. I have THE single worst memory on Earth - I have trouble sometimes telling you what I had for breakfast. And then I would tour the world. And read all the books in every library... by then, who knows what else I might do? Meet new people, write a book, become a master painter - all stuff I don't have time nor money to do now :)

[Radocs]

Absolutely not.

[Avalon]

The beauty of life is that it is so fleeting...we have a limited amount of time on earth to do something with it...I could not imagine existing for ages, watching my loved ones turn to dust before my eyes...

[jodarius]

oh yeah, i would so take it. i have had this discussion with many ppl, and i always take the side of immortality. i mean you could never really know everything but you could take a could shot at it, not to mention watching all history unfold before you. it would be great.

[phoenixblayze]

i would do it. there are so many things in this world that i want to experience but may never be able to. if i was immortal i would have all the time that i needed.

[LeftToWonder]

Sign me up.:) Immortality would give me the chance to learn all the stuff I couldn't learn in this life. :lol:

[Antoninus]

HELL no, I have enough nightmares about what Ive learned and seen over just 16 years, FOREVER would be a freaking NIGHTMARE

[Lady Jade]

No way, memories are too painful to carry for eternity.

[Boogins]

I live change. That's not a problem. But losing the people, that's a problem.

Give me two hundred years, that's enough. I don't want to play Highlander, LOL.

[Xeen]

I can't say yes or no, BUT! I can ramble about each one (ahh the sufferings of Geminihood).

Part of me screams "Yes! Yeeesss!" (maybe not quite like that), because I'm really anxious to see what other ways the human race is going to FUBAR this planet of ours. It's like a really exciting movie. I want to see all this primative crap uodated. I think it would be exciting to see the changes.

Another reason why I would say yes is because I'd get to go out and learn all sortsa stuff, experience a bunch of stuff. I love experience. I'd do everything I ever wanted to do 'cause I'd have time.

One last major reason why I would say yes is: I'd have fun killing myself in different ways! That is, if you COULD die, and jsut come back alive, like in Highlander. I'd drawn myself, throw myself into a woodchipper, jump off really tall buildings, electrocute myself, bleed to death, etc etc. I think it would be FUN, especially if you could regen body parts. Like I'd gouge my eyes out and have them grow back. That and you could be a total druggie and not getting your body actually addicted or fry any brain cells.

Now here comes the other half, screaming "Nooo!". Gaw... life sucks. I didn't expect to make it this far in life and it's been really terrible so far. This is a really crappy place to live and there's not much any of us can do about it, so I say no.

*ahem* Well, you did ask ^-^

Hope that helps in some manner.

[bellamandu]

the only thing i could say is...

what would you do when the world ended?

[Bainidhe Dub]

the only thing i could say is...

what would you do when the world ended?

Have tea with the roaches?

[Yasmine Galenorn]

OOOOkay... :)
Considering I brought a lot of people down with my last post, I thought maybe a polar opposite would be great here. I am asking this stuff for research, not just for the heck of it, in case anyone is wondering. And I am REALLY happy with the spectrum of answers I got for the "24 hours..." thread, thanks you guys!
Well here is the new one. If offered a chance at immortality would you take it? You cannot die. You could not physically end your life at any point. BUT in spite of all of this, you NEVER forget ANYTHING. You would just keep on going, and all memories would be as vivid as if it were last week. So would any of you do it?
I could not. I hate change. Especially when I am dragged into it kicking and screaming. The eons ahead would be too much for me.

Couldn't pay me to say 'yes'....life may seem too short and too fragile at times, but I'd never want to be trapped in the same body, on the same world, forever. I'd go nuts.

Yasmine :colorful:

[Sylvan]

No way. I tend towards loneliness and some depression as it is, I don't think I could handle eternity just getting worse and worse and worse...

[arienh]

Absolutely not. I embrace the cycles of life and death and am quite comfortable, excited even, with the prospect of returning for many incarnations to come.

[GEBS]

I could not choose yes. I cannot imagine outliving my child. The pain of his death would make the rest of eternity unbearable.

If I didn't have children I'd consider saying yes. It would depend on some additional information though. Would I age but not die or would I stay youthful? Would I ever have the opportunity to change my mind? Do I ever get to retire or do I have to work forever too?

[ambermystique]

Yes...I'd do it. It's much too indepth to get into here on a post. There are so many beneficial reasons. Plus, I fear death...so, that'd solve that problem.

peace and love,
amber

[Yasmine Galenorn]

I could not choose yes. I cannot imagine outliving my child. The pain of his death would make the rest of eternity unbearable.

If I didn't have children I'd consider saying yes. It would depend on some additional information though. Would I age but not die or would I stay youthful? Would I ever have the opportunity to change my mind? Do I ever get to retire or do I have to work forever too?


LOL...I don't have kids and I sure wouldn't do it. Man, I cannot imagine having to stay in one body that long...at some point, I know I'd get bored and you know, there is so much more to life than just this shell (at least IMO). I enjoy my life, no problems there, but I can't imagine wanting to *do* this gig forever.

Yasmine :colorful:

[Faeawyn]

No way. Loving people, only to watch them die over and over....absolutely not. :(